Portland's Inaugural Lagerfest

This weekend marks the launch of Portland’s Inaugural Lagerfest in Southeast Portland. Being held Saturday and Sunday on the street in front of White Owl Social Club at SE 8t and SE Main, this first ever Lagerfest will showcase the easy drinking, crisp lagers. Lagerfest takes place August 24th and 25th from 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM.

More than 40 breweries will showcase over 55 of their lagers this weekend. Each brewery will provide their own sophisticated take on the classic lager beer. “Lagerfest is where cheap beer crushing meets finely crafted brew making. It’s a celebration of the lager–everyone’s very first introduction to beer, the one that takes us all back to our younger days when beer meant something cheap and in a can.”

To make this fest more enticing there will be a few beers making their Portland debut. From Eugene, Hop Valley Brewing is sending up their Experimental Lager and Oakshire Brewing is providing ‘Merica, their take on a domestic lager. Astoria’s Fort George Brewery has a special delivery of Down 5 Lager for this weekends festivities.

Below is the complete beer list:

10 BARREL – Pilsner

ALAMEDA – Pilsner

ANDERSON VALLEY- El Steinber

BASECAMP – In Tents

BASECAMP – Northwest Fest

BASECAMP – Oak Juice

BASECAMP – Acclimator Doppelbock

BASECAMP – Uncommon Ground Dunkel

BASECAMP – Rauch The Boat

BITBURGER – Bitburger

BREAKSIDE – Float

BRIDGEPORT – Mahogany Lager

BUCKMAN BOTANICAL BREWERY – Wild Rice Pils

BURNSIDE BREWING – 4449 Common Lager

CASCADE LAKES – Paulina Pilsner

COALITION – Unnamed Experimental Lager*

DESCHUTES – Experimental Batch

ELYSIAN Discount Double Czech*

EPIC – Pfeifferhorn Lager

EPIC – Hop Syndrome

EVERYBODY’S BREWING – Local Logger

FIRESTONE WALKER – Pivo Pils

FORT GEORGE – Down 5 Lager

FULL SAIL – 26th Anniversary Cascadian Pils

FULL SAIL – Oktoberfest Marzen

FULL SAIL – Black Bock

FULL SAIL – Session Lager

GIGANTIC – Dark Meddle

GILGAMESH – Filbert Lager

HEATER ALLEN – Octoberfest

HOP VALLEY – Czech Your Head

HOP VALLEY – Experimental Batch*

HOP VALLEY – 541 Lager

HOPWORKS URBAN BREWERY – Totally RADler

LAGUNITAS – Pils

LAURELWOOD – Bohemian Pils

LOMPOC – El Comandante

LOMPOC – SaazAll Pilsner

MAUI – Bikini Blonde Lager

MONTUCKY COLD SNACKS – Lager (Cans)

NINKASI – Pravada Bohemian Pils

OAKSHIRE – ‘Merica

OCCIDENTAL – Dortmunder

OLD TOWN BREWING – Swartzbier

OLD TOWN BREWING – Dortmunder

PFRIEM – Pilsner

ROGUE – Black Lager

RUSTY TRUCK – Low Rider Lager

SIERRA NEVADA – Foam

SILVER MOON – Bridge Creek Pilsner

TRUMER – Trumer Pils

UINTA – Baba Lager

WALKING MAN – Flip Flop Pils

WIDMER – India Pale Lager

WORTHY – Helles Bock

With this stellar lineup of beer how can you go wrong? Even a few hopheads may want to peek around the White Owl Social Club this weekend.

The $20 entrance fee includes ten free tastings along with a Lagerfest beer drinking mug. Killer food is provided by Eastside Deli and White Owl Social Club. Go to the Mercury Stranger Tickets online to buy now in advance at a discounted price.

About The Author

DJ

D.J. Paul is a Portland, Oregon based writer that spent his formative years in the Midwest. With over 20 years under his belt of drinking beer at festivals across America and the world, he has developed a strong appreciation and understanding of craft beer and the industry that surrounds it. He can be found in any of the great breweries or beer bars that make Portland the best beer city in the world. His writing can also be found in Northwest Brewing News and can be followed on Twitter at @hopapalooza.